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Nationstates Name - The National Dominion of Hungary
Nation Name - The Republic of Poland
Roleplay example link - Here
Capital - Warsaw
Type of Government - Unitary Semi-Presidential Constitutional Republic
Head of State(s) - President Jaroslaw Kaczynski
Image of Leader - Here ya go
Party in Power - Prawo i Sprawiedliwosc (Law & Justice), commonly called the PiS.
Executive Title - President of the Republic of Poland
Religion Breakdown - 90.5% Roman Catholic (61% observant worshiper) / 3.5% Other Christian / 6% Irreligious-Atheist-No Answer-Other
Flag - Here
National Anthem - Here
Public Goals - Continue Economic Growth Trends / Invest in Infrastructure / Invest in Research and Education / Defend Polish Interests / Handle Demographic Issues / Grow the V4 Group into a larger co-operation organization for Eastern European nations / Invest in National Security and Defense / Promote Conservative Values.
Private Goals - Possible de-escalation efforts with Russia, failing that detach/absorb Kaliningrad / Become a leading nation in Eastern Europe / Use the V4 Group to extend Polish influence over Eastern Europe and the Baltics / Secure the Dominant Position of the PiS Party in Polish Politics.
Total military size - 176 700 Total - 91 500 Army Regulars / 48 000 TDF Troops / SpecOps Operators 3200 / 23 500 Air Force Personnel / 10 500 Naval Personnel
Breakdown of ground sector - 1126 Tanks / 3364 AFV's / 587 SPG's / 255 MRLS / 565 UAV's (Light/Recon) / 264 Helicopters / 532 AA-Artillery Systems / 266 SAM-Systems / (Numbers include units in storage).
Breakdown of naval sector - 6 Corvettes / 3 Submarines / 20 Mine Warfare Ships / 6 Amphibious Warfare Ships / 1 Logistical Support Ship / 1 Tanker / 1 Command & Control Ship
Breakdown of airforce sector - 146 Combat Aircraft / 29 Attack Helicopters / 56 Transport Aircraft / 120 Transport Helicopters / 56 Training Aircraft / 54 Training Helicopters / 10 Maritime Patrol Aircraft / 24 Naval Helicopters / 12 UAV's (Medium&Heavy).
Major foreign military suppliers [IF APPLICABLE]- USA / Various EU nations / Russia (Formerly).
Extra military information - Poland has invested significant funds into it's armed forces for a long time, reaching 2.1% of GDP in 2019 and 2.5% in 2022 after the Viruuma Crisis. Modernization efforts have continued and more of the Cold-War Era hardware is being replaced year by year. For example the Leopard 2-PL have largely replaced the earlier Leopards and the PT-91M2 has largely replaced the T72's and 48 F-35's are in service with the Air Force after the 2019 deal was extended. It has invested in UAV's and new mainline infantry rocket launchers in the form of the SMAW II Serpent, indeed, the Polish Armed Forces are shedding their post-communist skins and steadily emerge as an increasingly capable part of CESDOT and also cultivates a growing and increasingly capable domestic arms industry while some Cold-War Era equipment has been sold, though some remains in use or in storage.
Currency - Zloty
Currency and value of currency compared to USD - 1 USD = 3.83 PLN.
Major import/export partners - Exports: Germany / Czechia / United Kingdom / France / Italy / Netherlands // Imports: Germany / China / Russia / Netherlands / Italy / France / Czechia
Major Domestic Issues - Securing Continued Economic Growth / Increasing Living Overall Standard / Handling Remaining Dilapidated Infrastructure /Handling Threat of Stagnant and Aging Population.
Major Foreign Issues - Russian Belligerence / American Withdrawal / Possible further EU Centralization
Pre-2024 History - Poland is an old idea, an old nation, and just like anything old it has old enemies and old problems. These problems have historically often been in the form of large, powerful neighbors looking to grow larger and more powerful at someone else's expense. Once it was a European great power in control of a large swathe of Eastern Europe only to vanish from the map for 123 years. Events like the Partitions and the Nazi German occupation during WW2 have cemented themselves as national traumas in Poland's national psyche and is reflected in both ordinary people and the policymakers in Warsaw. After the fall of the communist regime in 1989, Poland was quick to turn westward and join Western institutions such as the EU and NATO, ever looking for a strong security guarantor who could preserve Polish independence. Indeed, since the formation of the earliest forms of government the primary focus of the state is to assure it's sovereignty and control over it's territory, this harsh reality is something the Polish state is keenly aware of. Poland's joining of Western institutions diminished the potential threat from Germany after the Cold War and gave Poland EU funds with which to modernize and shift it's economic focus westward. A side effect of this has however essentially been the transformation of nearly a quarter of the Polish economy into a part of the German economic supply chain. Hoping for a security guarantor in the form of the USA and NATO, Poland upheld the NATO minimum spending requirements and invested into the modernization of it's armed forces since allies are not liberators of occupied territory but helpers in defending oneself. Poland sent troops to Afghanistan and Iraq to support the US and gain goodwill points in Washington, hoping for a permanent US military presence in Poland. This did not happen, instead the Virumaa Crisis was a cold shower for the policymakers in Warsaw whose American project had borne no fruit. Poland is however an increasingly rising force in Eastern Europe, the PiS Party which remains in power with it's third consecutive supermajority in both chambers of parliament have managed to deliver economic growth levels of 4% which, if trends continue, will allow Poland to surpass the Portuguese economy in terms of PPP by the end of 2024. Indeed, rising wages caused by previous mass-emigration waves after joining the EU and rapid economic growth have enticed former emigres to return, especially from Post-Brexit UK where the Polish community has rapidly decreased due to remigration with a slight slowdown due to the Viruuma Crisis. However, the numbers of people working aboard has diminished slowly but steadily, 2018 was the first time since 2004 when the number of Poles abroad diminished, largely due to rising standards in the Polish diaspora's country of origin which has temporarily alleviated but not solved the concerns around the country's aging population. Today, Poland stands as part of the eastern frontier of the CESDOT and it steadily attempts to claim a greater role in Eastern European and EU affairs.
